Thursday, July 30, 2009

Alex and Liam WORSHIP oatmeal, they'd eat it 3x a day plus snacks if they could. Funny, when I was their age, I preferred Lik m Aid and Fizzies...which may be why my teeth are rotting away.nataliedee.com

The twins, Mikey and I headed out for an afternoon o' fun while RJ 'helped' Pia pack for her upcoming move. We started at the Y, where Mikey single-handedly closed down the pool when he swallowed a ton of water and barfed :-0

We decided to beat a hasty retreat to Mobius Kid's Museum when we got bored of waiting for the pool to re-open (and to avoid all those hate/death stares from the shivering kids on the pool deck lol).

Here are some pix:

Mikey practices his heavy equipment skills with the front loader; Alex posing in "Cooper's Corner". This is a neat installation dedicated to bike safety, inspired by a Spokane boy who was killed in a bike accident.

For some reason, there's a Filipino grocery store exhibit (at least I THINK that's what it is), though I'm not aware of any huge Filipino population in Spokane. You'd think they'd have a Zip-trip exhibit with toothless white folks stocking up on Slim Jims, Colt 45's and American Spirit cigs lol.

Anyways, Liam LOVES this play area, and spent about 2 hours working the counter. Mikey happily played customer and stocked up on the plastic fruits and veg.

The boys and I headed to Coeur d'Alene earlier this week, trying to beat the heat. The lake is absolutely perfect for swimming! Not too cold, not too warm. We had a very good time, tho I got a bit burned in a few spots where I failed to apply the sunscreen and the gang was a little peeved that I didn't shell out for everyone to take an airplane ride. We stopped at the cool city park and played on the way home, here they are perched on the chain saw bears sculpture.

(obvs. there's not a lot of excitement in my life right now lol) So I'm browsing the interwebs today instead of cleaning. Came across this new hat pattern from Classic Elite. Would you wear this? Seriously, I happen to like wacky hats, but this thing is just stupid looking IMO. Why would you combine a watch cap with a tam? It's like a hat cake of hideousness..

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Here's a pretty bad pic of my "Mystery Sock" which I just finished. Not sure if sock #2 is going to get made, these are cute but were a bit of a PITA to knit and the leg is definitely tight. Those are apples, cherries and watermelon in case you couldn't tell :-)

I'm almost done with my Rivendell socks and they are very beautiful! It's too hot to knit anything big, that's for sure. I have one sleeve of Maddie's Monster sweater to knit and I need to get on that bc I hear little sister arrived this morning and she's gonna need some sort of item knit by Auntie Lowdie!

The temp here has been inching up to 100! The boys and I (plus Steve today, thanks for the help!) have been heading to the Little Spokane River to cool off the last couple of afternoons. Lots of fun wading, swimming, jumping off rocks, floating, getting swept away by the current ;-0, hunting for crawdads and little fish, and lots more. We'll be back tomorrow, I suspect.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Today is a very special day! RJ turns 10! and Mikey is 4! Man, time sure flies...these guys are growing up way too fast. The birthday boys are celebrating with a big bowl of Top Ramen for breakfast. RJ and Jon are going rock climbing and snake hunting; if they make it back alive (doubtful) there will be an ice cream cake tonight. Mikey wants Transformers cake, hope Baskin & Robbins can deliver.

Our Weight Watchers leader assigned us beets as our 'new food' for this week. I do NOT like beets. But Jon gave me some gorgeous beets from his garden, so I decided to give them another try. I sliced them up, roasted them with olive oil and garlic and still don't like them. But at least I tried.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Gosh, I'd love to be laying on a beach in Hawaii right now, wouldn't you? Even though I NEVER go in the ocean (there are ANIMALS in there! They might eat me!), I love Hawaii and the thought of spending a week on the beach reading and basking in the sun like a beached whale sounds mighty good...nataliedee.com

Another little gain .4 lbs. Damn. But at least I showed up and weighed in right? This week our challenge is to make half the dinner plate veg, and to either eat beets or radishes. Cara LOVES beets for some insane reasone; I do NOT love beets. So I guess I am stuck with radishes.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

with these gorgeous Sajou scissors from France. Yeah they cost 79 Euros (I don't even want to know what that is in dollars), but hey they'll throw in a meter of ribbon and a meter of lace if you buy them :-) Of course, if I did buy them, I would have to staple them to my body because I am not about to lend out or lose scissors that cost 79 Euros.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Because "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" is so freakin' good! Katie and I went to see it today and it was definitely the best of the series (so far anyways). Funny and exciting, and I even jumped and yelled "shit!" when the creepy ghouls climbed out of the water (I knew it was coming, but still...)

Are these not the cutest things EVER? Pocket Pie Molds at Williams-Sonoma. The boys would adore little pies made using these. I think I will stop by W-S when Katie and I go to Harry Potter this evening...(after much confusion on my part bc Katie for some bizarre reason trusted ME to buy moving tix for the opening day, by which I assumed she meant DAY not after work, we traded our 2:00 pm tickets for 5 pm and we are stoked for the new HP movie! I hope Katie wears a wizard costume...)

Steve and I inspect our little "P Patch" garden every day to see if anything is sprouting. We were so excited to see that our green beans are growing! If we can just be patient for a couple of days, we should have enough for dinner :-) Our zucchini and squash are blossoming too, so we should be overrun with zukes before too long. Tomatoes are kind of meh, the Early Girl has 4 green little 'maters on it and my Heirloom tomato ain't doing squat. And the Potatoes in the Garbage Can are growing like MAD.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

I just texted Megan to tell her to look at my Paul Blart post, bc I know she would totally agree Kip & KJ are long-lost bros. And she says she is CAMPING. Does this woman look like a camper I ask you? How will she keep her beers sufficiently cold!?

Steve and I spent the morning putting together a little website for his business. It's still in the 'simple' stage, but after banging my head on my desk over Yahoo's web hosting manager, I think I got it all working (more or less). You can check it out here. Y'all be sure to book an appointment for a massage ok? (or let your pals know!)

Sunday, July 12, 2009

The boys and I braved the huge throng of swimmers and spent the afternoon at the new Shadle Park swimming pool. Although there was only about a square foot of space per swimmer, we had a great time. The City of Spokane has done a great job building the new pools, and at only a buck per person (though it used to be FREE) I'd say it's a darn good deal for a hot afternoon.

Mikey was VERY excited to try out his new snorkel, mask and flippers. He wore them from the time he got up until we got to the pool.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Despite not going to WW last week due to the 4th of July holiday, and not paying too much attention to my diet, I only gained .2 over the last 2 weeks. I'm considering that a victory. Now to get back on the horse and see some poundage lost this week!

Friday, July 10, 2009

OMG am I mad I didn't stick around! The 4th of July festivities at Priest Lake included a Talent Show. Steve & I went home early due to the damn air mattress debacle so we missed it.

Liam, our amazing dancing machine, performed at the show! Even though his music didn't arrive, he 'winged it' with his incredible interpretive dance moves and WON!!!! God I would give oh a million bucks for a video of Milam busting his moves. He is sooo amazing, would any of you guys have gotten on stage at the age of 9 and danced in front of a crowd of strangers? NO. Be looking for MJ Jr. on the next "So You Think You Can Dance".

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

no pix, as my camera batteries died...but we had a beautiful 2 days up camping at Priest Lake. The weather was HOT and sunny, so most of my time was spent on the beach or in the (still pretty chilly) water. Once again, my new air mattress would not stay inflated. Is this a sign that a chunky couple cannot share an air mattress?? Next time we go camping, it's going to be to a hotel :-)

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Since the boys are camping this week, I have free time during the day to exercise. And today I finally got off my can and went to the Y for water aerobics. Yeah, the average age is about 75 and the average weight about 280, but it was fun (and I felt awfully young and spry lol). An hour of exercise in the pool is surprisingly hard work!